manifestation of life. BRT:7:18 There are three things man must give to life: Beauty, Stability
and Harmony.
BRT:7:19 There are three things woman must give to life: Love, Goodness and Compassion. BRT:7:20 There are three things only God can do: Constantly renew Himself in the infinite Circle of Eternity, remain unchanging while impregnating every state of changeability, and encompass everything
existing.
BRT:7:21 There are three things required of men: The ability to change that, which is changeable, to accept that which is unchangeable and to know
the difference.
BRT:7:22 There are three virtues of maidenhood: Prudence, Modesty and
Decorum
BRT:7:23 There are three virtues of wifehood: Faithfulness, Industriousness and Motherliness. BRT:7:24 There are three graces: Faith, Hope and Love. BRT:7:25 There are three things to know about God: He must be sought for, He cannot be given anything by man which increases His Greatness and
He dwells within His own Law. BRT:7:26 There are three rights of man Freedom to move, to enjoy privacy and to speak his mind. BRT:7:27 There are three things God requires of man: Effort, Courage
and Reverence for the sacred. BRT:7:28 There are three duties of woman: To reproduce the race, inspire
mankind and beautify life. BRT:7:29 There are three duties of man: To protect the race, strive for
progress and elevate humankind. BRT:7:30 There are three things, which distort the souclass="underline" Malice, Deceit
and Sensuality.
BRT:7:31 There are three rules, which govern a man's relationships with others: What he requires in another, what he forbids in another and what he regards with indifference as being entirely the concern of another. BRT:7:32 There are three things, which shatter a man's life: An unfaithful
wife, invasion by foreigners and a crippling disease. BRT:7:33 There are three principles of greatness: Obedience to the law, concern for the welfare of the community and the ability to suffer with
fortitude all the blows of fate. BRT:7:34 There are three states of being: That of God in the Great Circle, that of Spirit in the Outer Circle and that of Matter in the Inner Circle. BRT:7:35 There are three duties of parenthood: To protect, to cherish and
to educate the child. BRT:7:36 There are three duties of a child towards its parents:
Obedience, Respect and Loyalty. BRT:7:37 There are three qualities of a husband: Consideration, Protectiveness and Care. BRT:7:38 There are three essentials of manhood: Courage, Fortitude and
Honour.
BRT:7:39 There are three qualities of womanhood: Loyalty, Decency and
Gentleness.
BRT:7:40 There are three jewels of womanhood: Modesty, Decorum and
Circumspection.
BRT:7:41 There are three prime qualities of the Real Man: The ability to maintain self-control, the ability to remain calm under stress and provocation, and the ability to not stand too rigidly upon his rights. BRT:7:42 There are three things in men that other men hate: Saying one thing with the mouth while holding something quite different in the heart, withholding evidence in favour of another to the detriment of another, and
spreading scandal and gossip. BRT:7:43 There are three things that hold the state in cohesion: Effective protection for everyone and their property, just punishment when due, and a
proper blend of punishment and mercy. BRT:7:44 There are three obligations of men in war: To kill and not be killed, to destroy the enemy and his possessions, and to survive the onslaught. BRT:7:45 There are three types of persons who cannot bear arms: A bondsman, a boy under fifteen and a public idiot. BRT:7:46 There are three kinds of stone, for which removal is death: A council stone, a session stone and a guide stone. BRT:7:47 There are three things, the punishment for which shall be greater than a simple death: Killing a kinsman, killing a child or virgin, and
killing an idiot.
BRT:7:48 There are three things, for which the trumpet sounds three times: The counting of heads and numbering of families, the horns of harvest
and the horns of war. BRT:7:49 There are three persons who can demand hospitality: The traveller from afar, the afflicted or orphan and the bard. BRT:7:50 There are three groups entitled to freedom of movement and maintenance: Chiefs of tribes and their retinue, druids and their followers, and judges and the retainers of their courts. BRT:7:51 There are three types who can claim citizenship: Those who bring new land under cultivation, those who work with metals and those who
bear arms.
BRT:7:52 There are three basic protections: Protection of life and person, protection of possessions and dwelling and protection of natural privileges. BRT:7:53 There are three types of persons who forfeit life: One who betrays his country, race or kindred, one who kills another through viciousness, lust or gain, and one who injures a child for life.
BRT:7:54 There are three things, which are indivisible and unchangeable: The Supreme Being, Truth and Reality.
BRT:7:55 There is one God, one Truth and one Reality.
BRT:7:56 There are three necessities of man: Change, Suffering and
Choice.
BRT:7:57 There are three tests to determine a free man: He has equal rights with every other man, he has no more obligation to the government than it has to him, and he has freedom to come and go.
BRT:7:58 There are three things essential to united nationhood: The same language, same rights for all and the same race.
BRT:7:59 There are three things, which are private, untouchable and
sacred to every man: His wife, his children and his tools of trade.
BRT:7:60 There are three persons in the family exempt from menial or heavy work: The small child, the aged man or woman, and the sick and
afflicted.
BRT:7:61 There are three civil birthrights: The right to free movement, the right of protection for family, possessions and liberty, and the right to
equality in privilege and restriction.
BRT:7:62 There are three requirements for social stability: Security of life and limb, security of family and possessions, and security of traditions
and culture.
BRT:7:63 There are three foundations of the nation: National solidarity, national courage and national pride.
BRT:7:64 There are three things a man can legally be compelled to do: Fulfil his family obligations, attend a law court and serve in the military in
times of national peril.
BRT:7:65 There are three things, for which a man can be called a traitor: Aiding the enemy, meekly submitting to an enemy, and betraying his race.
BRT:7:66 There are three things no law can deny: Water from a spring, river or lake, wood from a decayed or naturally fallen tree or branch and
unused stone.
BRT:7:67 There are three forms of sonship: A son born within a marriage, a son born outside a marriage but publicly acknowledged by the
father and a son by adoption.
BRT:7:68 There are three types of thieves not to be punished: A woman compelled to steal by her father or husband, a young child and a starving
person who steals to eat.
BRT:7:69 There are three things, which must remain open and free to alclass="underline"
Rivers, roads and places of worship. BRT:7:70 It is said that Alfred the Homeborn re-wrote these things, but it is also said that what was is lost, and he put this in.
Chapter Eight - Nobility
BRT:8:1 Nobility and honour are words much abused, but in truth nobility is not bestowed by birthright, but resides in the soul, and honour is not a thing bartered among kings, but comes from a sense of goodness. Men sell their honour for gold, and nobility is conferred on those who have done nothing more than their duty. This is wrong.